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Theatre: The critical list

The Clean House One week left to see Sarah Ruhl’s moving, witty play about a perfect woman (Patricia Hodge) whose perfect husband finds his soul mate; about a cleaner who doesn’t like cleaning, and a sister who likes nothing else; about love, pain, jokes and dying of laughter. Crucible Studio, Sheffield

The Exonerated This is one of the most powerful docudramas for years. Nine actors represent people who spent years on death row. They, their loved ones and their accusers unfold their terrible stories. Riverside Studios, W6

The Crucible Dominic Cooke’s RSC production has a towering performance by Iain Glen as Arthur Miller’s doomed hero. The setting is historical: a witch-hunt in 17th-century Massachusetts. Not to be missed. Gielgud, W